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Imperious, clever, mysterious- Maigret meets his match in the alluring form of Felicie In his mind's eye he would see that slim figure in the striking clothes, those wide eyes the colour of forget-me-not, the pert nose and especially the hat, that giddy, crimson bonnet perched on the top of her head with a bronze-green feather shaped like a blade stuck in it . . . Felicie had given him more trouble than all the 'hard' men who had been put behind bars.

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One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories. - The Guardian I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov. - William Faulkner The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature. -Andre Gide A supreme writer unforgettable vividness. - The Independent Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales. - The Observer Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. - John Gray A truly wonderful writer... marvelously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the works he creates. - Muriel Spark A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. - Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. - John Banville

One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories. - <i>The Guardian</i> I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov. - William Faulkner The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature. -Andre Gide A supreme writer unforgettable vividness. - <i>The Independent</i> Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales. -<i>The Observer</i> Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. - John Gray A truly wonderful writer... marvelously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the works he creates. - Muriel Spark A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. - Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. - John Banville

One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories. - The Guardian I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov. - William Faulkner The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature. - Andre Gide A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness. - The Independent Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales. - The Observer Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. - John Gray A truly wonderful writer... marvelously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the works he creates. - Muriel Spark A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. - Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. - John Banville

One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century...Simenon was unequalled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories. - The Guardian I love reading Simenon. He makes me think of Chekhov. - William Faulkner The greatest of all, the most genuine novelist we have had in literature. - Andr' Gide A supreme writer...unforgettable vividness. - The Independent Superb... The most addictive of writers... A unique teller of tales. - The Observer Compelling, remorseless, brilliant. - John Gray A truly wonderful writer... marvelously readable - lucid, simple, absolutely in tune with the works he creates. - Muriel Spark A novelist who entered his fictional world as if he were a part of it. - Peter Ackroyd Extraordinary masterpieces of the twentieth century. - John Banville

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Georges Simenon (Author) Georges Simenon was born in Li ge, Belgium in 1903. An intrepid traveller with a profound interest in people, Simenon strove on and off the page to understand, rather than to judge, the human condition in all its shades. His novels include the Inspector Maigret series and a richly varied body of wider work united by its evocative power, its economy of means, and its penetrating psychological insight. He is among the most widely read writers in the global canon. He died in 1989 in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he had lived for the latter part of his life. David Coward (Translator) David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds and has translated many books from French for Penguin Classics.

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